Mensches, Mentors and Badasses: My Science Valentines
Fighty Squirrel, PhD, Awe.Some.
Thank you, Hallmark, for your made up soul-crushing holiday that brings tears to middle school kids and single squirrels everywhere. On behalf of scientists, I hereby reclaim your crappy …
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Reflecting on the Values I was Raised With
Allison Mayle, PhD
In the past week or so, I’ve been reflecting a lot on how I was “taught” to be a woman in our society, and how that relates to being …
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Why Am I Talking?
Motivated Mentor
Flashbacks to faculty gaffs from unfiltered comments. Use the "Why Am I Talking" (WAIT) Plan to be heard in the right ways at the right times.
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Watch the Front Lines
David Calkins, PhD
Delegation is important; but make sure to remain engaged.
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A Peek Inside Study Section: The Riff Raff Edition
Fighty Squirrel, PhD, Awe.Some.
The first of a multipart series on ad hoc'ing for my first R-award study section. I shook off some nerves and, gasp!, had fun.
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Tools for Team Manuscript Preparation When the Data are In Hand
Liana Bruce, PhD
Here’s a map to get your best work out the door efficiently. It’s never too soon to plan the journey to a completed manuscript.
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Early Career Researcher Travel Grants
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Are you less than five years out from your PhD, have you published in eLife, and could you use $1,000 to travel to a conference?
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Three (Grant) Peeves in a Pod: Trials and Tribulations
Cranky Reviewer
Ever since the holy trinity important things have come in threes—listen up. Study section will not (and should not) cut you slack. 1.) No matter how many clinical trials you …
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